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From: "Suzy Sharpe" <ssharpe@novocorp.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:21:31 -0500
Subject: NYC Usability SIG: First Meeting

Hello,

You are receiving this email because you expressed an interest in joining a
NYC-based Usability Special Interest Group and we are now planning for our
first meeting!  There are currently over thirty of us representing a diverse
mix of companies, so it should be a great group.

For the first meeting, we would like to spend some time getting to know each
other and hearing about everyone's background in usability and what you all
would like to get out of the group.  Then, we'd like to have a round table
discussion about selected usability-related topics.  Below is a list of
topics.  Please select three that you'd like to discuss in our first
meeting.  Also, feel free to suggest something that you'd like to talk about
if you don't see it on the list.  Before the meeting, we'll let you know
what will be on the agenda...and possibly send some articles related to the
chosen topics as well.

The first meeting will be held on Tuesday April 3rd 7:00pm - 9:00pm.  We
have not yet chosen a place to hold the meeting.  The location will depend
on the number of people attending.  Most likely, it will be in a coffee shop
in the SOHO area.  (If you have any suggestions for a meeting place, send
them our way).

Please RSVP to this email no later than Friday March 23rd.

We're really looking forward to kicking this off and we hope to see you
April 3rd!

Sincerely,
Suzy Sharpe & Julie Rabin
User Research Planners
NOVO

**If you have any co-workers or friends interested in joining this SIG,
please feel free to forward them this email..**

*If you are not interested in joining this SIG, please reply to this email
and I'll remove you from the list.*

Possible Topics for Discussion:

- Tips and techniques for successful moderating
- Usability-related challenges you've encountered.  Share your experiences
  and learn from others
- Usability-related conferences you've attended and what you learned there
  (i.e.: NN Group User Experience World Tour)
- Marketing usability internally and externally.
- Ins and outs of various methods of usability testing: from online focus
  groups to paper prototypes to think-aloud tests
- How to conduct and market heuristic evaluations
- Ins and outs of eye-tracking software
- In-house recruiting vs. third party recruiting...what works for you?
- The future of usability in our changing economy